Privacy Reminder and COVID-19 VIC Update

Victorian employers that collected ‘vaccination information’ in accordance with the state Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (COVID-19 Vaccination Information) Regulations 2022 must now destroy that information within the next 14 days, as the Amendment Regulations have now been revoked.

This means all vaccination certificates or information relating to a person’s vaccination status (for both current and past employees) held by an employer, both soft and hard copies, must be destroyed.

At this stage, no advice regarding the destruction of COVID-19 vaccination certificates has been provided for other states but it is a timely reminder that businesses ensure that the personal data it collects is in accordance with the National Privacy Principles.